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Let us know which brand of tiles adhesive you use. And the price per bag trade if possible. Let's see if there's is a disparity across the country.
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Whats the difference between these two Bal adhesives please, aside from price and the xp only being available from Topps.
Job is 800x800 x 8 porcelain floor tiles, 50sqm onto an anti crack mat...
- Steve_Bcs
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Hi all,
Having gone to order a pallet of Anhyfix I have noticed that it has been discontinued. Seems like a real shame as I've used it a number of times and found it to be an excellent product on...
- Steven
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Hi!
I was looking at different grouts, i really like the Fillgel made by Bisazza. They sent me a sample piece of one of their designs and it looks great up close. Does anyone know if there is a...
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Guys,
I'm unsure what grout to choose for our latest project and I'm hoping you can help.
We're having 20mm 400x600 porcelain tiles (which look more like sandstone- riven surface and edges etc)...
- ChilliBob
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We recently had tiled installed on a small outdoor patio. As you can see from the picture the adhesive is bleeding out on to the shed roof. Is there anything I can do to stop it? What can be used...
- Edgemoore
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have asked once about adhesive for asphalt flooring any got any ideas is h40 any good standard setting
the floor is clean been told by top tile apply Kera grip eco .
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Hi there!
I recently posted in a DIY Home Renovation forum, asking if anyone could advise me on epoxy for a mitre'd corner.
Everyone was like "no one uses epoxy for that, just caulk it!"
But...
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Which mapei adhesive ( it's convenient for me to buy this brand ) is best suited for laying 600 x 600 porcelain tiles on a dead flat one year old concrete...
- Gnomes
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I am planning to get 1000x1000 tiles in my kitchen from the following website. In the quote they have also suggested the following tile adhesive and grouting.
Larsen Standard Set Flexible Plus...
- Wesker1
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Good evening all,
After a weekend tiling I kitchen I figured out this morning the tile adhesive do not attach to the floor as you can see on the pictures. A nightmare. Not sure what type of wood...
- bupieker
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Hi
So first time grouting
Iv got mapei ultacolor mid grey
I got the paste to a toothpaste texture so seemed ok
Once dried this morning it itsnt really mid grey
I think maybe when i went over...
- Elite criteria
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Where the best place to get soft grouting float from? At a decent price ?
- Gersh
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DIYer here (and first post!). Done reasonable amount of wall tiling but no floors. New bathroom with concrete base and self leveling compound ontop. I've sadly laid the whole room with our 600 X...
- DoingUpDalston
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need eyes in the back of your head.
Using Norcros NX standard set floor tile adhesive. After an issue with multipro boards I did some trials with this product. Following tec instructions on the...
- peterdewolf
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I have primed the some of the walls and floor in BAL Bond SBR.
The adhesive instructions, (Ultra Tile Fix Proflex), says to prime with their own: "Ultra Tile Fix Pro Primer".
So, do all types of...
- Grazza
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Hello,
I've got to lay 45 X 45cm tiles (1cm thick) on a suspended floor with 22mm chipboard overlaid with 18mm ply (and treated with sbr) What would be best adhesive for the job?
Thanks
- JakubK
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In the past I have used Granfix Limestone grout which had a slightly sandy/gritty textured finish that suits natural stone tiles - but I don't think its made any more?
Anyone got a recommendation...
- ColinWatters
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hi im putting 600 x 600 porcelain tiles down onto solid block paving. the paving was sealed 2 years ago with resiblock . there a few little dips here and there no more then 3 mm. i was advised to...
- ashers26
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Hi guys....just a quick priming query please.
Calcium based screed... heating commissioned, heating off, dry and ready to start sanding.
Question, is primer G an acceptable primer for Anhyfix tile...
- PeterAlan
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I just sealed my calcium ****** floor with tilemaster+ primer which requires a 3:1 coat and a following coat of undiluted primer.
OK with that but I wonder is it OK to prime this weekend and lay...
- Luggsey
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Hi,
I'm not sure if this is a tiling question, but here goes.
The guys who installed the railings on our front porch broke the step, while drilling for the post.
I've been the route of getting...
- shinnen
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I'm interested to know if anyone has used SLC over Durabase CI++.
I know that Schulter advise against using SLC over Ditra but is it the same with Durabase CI++?
Having had a look at the technical...
- TimmoF
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We had our kitchen floor tiled in large plank-style porcelain tiles (90cm x 15cm) about 2 years ago. The tiler tiled them onto caberboard and there is also an underfloor heating mat under there...
- adysaes
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Does anyone have experience of this grout in the long term? I have used it a couple of times and for usability it is very good. Just wondering how close the stain resistance of this is compared to...
- Chris_32
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Evening all,
Been to look at 80m2 of 22 mm limestone flagstone to be installed onto limescreed with wet ufh.never tiled onto this kind of screed before so after recommendations as to Addy's and...
- judge
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Hi, I'm new to the forum and a DIY tiler.
I'm working on my wetroom, 3m x 3m box, wall and floors fully tiled. I've put Aquaseal tanking on the walls and impey waterguard tanking on the floor...
- GaryMo
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I have tiled up my bathroom and want to add some bathroom accessories like the toilet paper holder, towel rack and shower caddy. But I do NOT want to make damages to my tiled wall so I would like...
- Dorothy2333
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I plan to put some 5cm square, 8mm thick stone mosaic tiles on the floor of a walk in shower. What adhesive would you recommend and what size notch trowel ??
- ponx54
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I've just had a 7m x 4m concrete slab laid by a contractor to fix 20mm porcelain to as a patio. Despite the written and verbal specification/briefing stating the importance of the slab being flat...
- JS1
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I plan to lay a circa 8m x 4m patio using a concrete slab and fixing with tile adhesive. The porcelain tiles will be 1200 x 600 or 900 x 450, I want to use a half bond with the longest edge...
- JS1
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